Beverage dispenser



H. P. SAUGMAN BEVERAGE DISPENSER Filed Dec.

Jan. 13, 1931.

Patented Jan. 13, 1931 iunrvre r. SAUGMAN, or enlazan;LE,` QALIFQRNIA BEVERAGE DISPBN Application filed December 10, Serial No. 238,08@

`This invention has to do with a beverageV dispenser and has particular' reference to that l type of dispenser in which there is an ice con- Y tainer for cooling the beverage Vto be dispensed.

It is ageneral object of this inventiontoV provide an eil'ective, improved and practical dispenser of the character mentioned.

rI'his invention has lto do, generally, withk that type of dispenser l'in which there is a inain receptacle, OrinstanCe, a glass jar, :for

' carrying the liquid to be dispensed, and an 1nner receptacle for carrying ice, or other cooling means, arranged Within the main receptacle. Dispensers o this general type have had certain undesirable features, for instance, Vthe inner or ice receptacle has been used as an agitator for the beverage to be dispensed, and

to this end has been provided with fins or proi jections Which, are unsightly and generally undesirable. Further, devices ,ofV this nature have heretofore involved more or less complicated and unsatisfactory means formounti, ing the inner or ice container Within the main container, and for obtainingvoperation of the inner container Within the outer container.

It is a primary object of this invention to provide an inner or ice container for. a dispenser of the character mentioned, Which is 36 effective in agitatingliquid carried in the out-er receptacle Without requiring agitating fins, ribs, or other specially provided means.`

Another object of this invention `is to pro vide an improved and effec-tive means orsup-A "porting anice tainer. p

It is another object of this invention to provide a simple, practical and inexpensive ..means for operating or rotating an ice con- 40"tainer Within a main container.

container Within anouter Acon- The variousobjects and features jofthein'- 'm vention will be best-and more fully understood from the following detailed descripi f ,.tion of a typical vform and application of the 5"invention, throughout which description I will refer to the accompanying drawings, in which F ig. lis a vertical detail sectional view of a p device embodying the invention, Fia. 2 is a "reduced transverse sectional view of the'device, being a view taken as indicatedV by line 2-2 on Fig. Landlig. 3 is ay reduced trans` verse sectional view taken as indicated by line 3-3on Fig. 1. y Thejdevice provided by this invention in cludes, generally, a main orbeverage eontainer 10 provided With a removable cover 11an ice container 12 to. be arranged inthe beverage container 10, a mountingv 13 for supportingthe icecontainer 121Withinthe beverage container 10, and operating means 14 'whereby the ice container can be rotated from the eli-- terior` of the cover` l1. l l

YThe beverage container 10 may be in the form of an open top jar-,and is preferably formed of glass that may be pebbled, or other- Wise iinished, to be attractive in ap iearance.l In accordance With my invention, provide an upwardly or inwardly extending conical bottom l-inthecontainer 10 having its yapex concentric with the central `vertical Aaxis oi the Container 10. F or the purpose of dispensing the fluid or beverage from the con tainer 10, I provide anfopening 16 at, or adj acent,.the` bottom of the container,`which open` I' ing may be tted with a control valve 17or the like. The conical bottom 15 easily cleaned and when the outlet opening'l is located as shown in the drawings, it makesit possible to discharge practically allot the liq- Y. C

uid from the container through the valve.' In practice, I provide a base 18 for supporting the container 10. The base 18 may beformed of metal and may be provided with abead or rim' 19 operable to hold the container l0 in position. y 1,

The cover 11v provided for the container- 10 may beof suit-able ornamental design,'it being preferred in practice to provide a cover that is more or less concavo-convex in shape and mounts' onthe container 10 vto project above thetop of the container. Inv practice, I f' nd it convenient toform the cover of metal and to fit it over the upper end of the-conk tainer 10, as clearly illustrated in Fig. lr of the drawings. V

The ice container 12 provided by my invention'is somewhat smaller in diameter than the beverage container 10, so that .itV Will iit Within the container 10 with substantial clearance, as illustrated in the drawings. The container 12 is made suiiiciently long or tall; to extend to the top, in fact, preferably above the top, of the-'container 10 when in operating position. In accordance Vwith my invention, I make the ice container 12 polyg! onal in cross sectional configuration, formstance, square, as illustrated inF-ig; 2' ofthe drawings. In practice, the corners of the 'coni tainer 12 are slightly rounded, lathe preferred form of the invention, the ice container 1 2 is made of metal and is viinished, particularly on its exterior, with porcelain enamel, ontheg like, so that it can be readily cleaned and will remain comparatively clean, under ordinary conditions of use.

The mounting 13 provided forsupporting the ice container 12 in the beverage container `facing socket SO'to'receive the apexioff'the 10 includesy al bodyofrubberyor the like, applied to the Vlower end of the container 12 and provided. with a central downwardly conical bottom 15 vof the container .10 and with guide ribs 31 which operate to guide the container 12 into central position in the container 10, and to brace it in an upright position. In practice, I prefer to form this mounting member of rubber, or the like, forv by so doing it presents or acts bumper for' relieving impactbetween the containers when the ice container is lowered into 'the beverage container. Further, by forming the mounting member of rubber, it lcan, be' very` easily applied to the lower end of the ice container. mounting member is provided at its upper Vside with an upwardly facing socket 35 which tightly receives the lower end of the ice`container in the manner clearly 'shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. When the mounting inember is appliedto the lower end of the-.ice container, it will remain in place until deliberately removed, The socket 30*is centrally located andlshaped to receive the apex of the conical bottomil of the container 10. The

ribs 31 which inayrbevaried in number, 'size' and proportioinin'ay be disposed radial-ly and may have their lower edges 36 shaped tof normally7 just clear; the 'bottom ofV the container 10. 1

The operating means 14, container 12 may be rot-ated from the exterior of the-cover 11, may include anoperating 5' knob through the cover 11, and a driving bar 42 carried by the spindles/41 at thejinterior"` of the cover 11 to engage and drive the con-- tainer 12'. vIn the preferred construction, If"

knob 40 centrally located katfthe4 exterior of the cover 11, a spindle 41 extending from the provide a hollow knob 40 and 'arrange a coil springl 48 within the knob having one .endv

attached to the spindle 41v and the other endl attached tothe cover 11. Vilith this arrangement, vmanual rotation of the knob 40 in one direction will cause rotationof the container In the preferred construction,4 they whereby the ice 12 and winding ofthe spring, so that the spring will cause rotation of the container 12 in the opposite direction, upon the knob being released.V The operating bar 42 may be carried by the lower end of the spindle 41 to fit diagonally into the top ofl container 12 to have a. driving engagement therewith. The

endsof the Lbar may be upturned and may be covered'with rubber, or the like,"asshown f in thedrawings.

Duringnormal operating conditions, theV ice container12 carrying ice is arranged iii the. beverage container 10- in the position shown in Fig. 1. The beverage in the container 10"4 in' surrounding the ice container is cooled by the ice withinthe container 1.2.

"When dispensing certainbeverages, it is'desirable, in fact, in some cases necessary,- to

occasionally agitatethebeverage. To dokthis,4 the operator turns the operating knob, caus-1 ingrotating ofthe ice container.

container-12, because of'its formatiomthat is, because of its polygonal cross sectional coul; figuration, effectively agitates the beverage'l wit-hin the container 10, when rotated. The

mounting member supports the contaiiier12 in the ,container v1() so that it is'easily rotated,

and beineV of rubber in the presence of a liq- The icef uid',allo ws the coiitainerl2 to turn withverv little friction. VVhenthe cover 11 is removed,

like?V W hen the 'cover isreturned to position, thel operating bar can be readily introduced into the diagonal position in the top of the container 12 by rotation of tlieknob until the bar reaches'vthe diagonal position with referenceto thec'ontainer. When the device is he-f ing handled', thatV is, upon the parts being assembled, the inou'iitinginembei on the ho"- toni of the ice container ,12 being of rubber.,y

forms an effective bumper for relieving iin-v pact between the container 12 and the bot-f toin ot thecontaiiier 10, so that the bottom of the container 10 is notbroken iii case con tainer'12 Visvloweredtoo fast.Y Further, the ribs 31`cooperatc with the conicalrbottoin of containerA 10A toguide or centraline 'the containei' 12in the container 10, and act more or less to' brace or supportV the container 12 in an upright position )in the container 10.

In practice a weight 70 lmay he provided in Y orat thebottoni of the ice container to retain Further suit-.

itl in anl upright position. y able markings or graduations may be proto forni a beveragefto bedispensed.

variations that may appear to those skilled in 95. vthe operating means for' the container 12 isr re- Y moved with it, thus leaving the container 12 unrestricted for the introduction of ice, or the' the art or fall within ing claims. l

Having described my invention, I claim: l. A dispenser of the character described, including a main liquid container, an ice conthe scope of the Vfollowtainer, and a mounting member for rotatably.

supporting the ice container in the main container, the mounting member being formed of resilient material and having a central part for engaging the bottom of the main container and ribs around the central part.

2. A dispenser of the character described,

including a main liquid container, an ice container, and a mounting member for rotatably supporting the ice container in the main container, the mounting member being formed of resilient material. and having a central part for engaging the bottom of the lmain container and a plurality of guide ribs extending radially with reference to the central part. i

3. A dispenser of the character described, including a main liquid container having an upwardly extending conical bottom, an ice container to be arranged in the main container, and a mounting'member for rotatably supporting the ice container in the main container having a part holding the ice container and having a central socket to receive including a main liquid container, a cover` for said container, an ice container mounted in the main container for rotation, and means for rotating the ice r'ontainer from the exterior of the cover including an operating member at the exterior of the cover, a spindle connected with the rmember and extending through the cover, and a bar carried by the spindle to extend into the top of the ice container.

described, including a main liquid container, means for dispensing liquid from the container, a cover for said container, an ice con tainer substantially square in cross sectional configuration and mounted in the main concover, and a part carried by the spindle to releasably engage the ice container to rotate with the spindle,

7 AV dispenser of the character described, including a main liquidcontainer, a cover for said container, anice container mounted in the main container for rotation, and means for rotating the ice container from the ex,-k terior of the cover including an operating member at the exterior of the cover, a spindle connected with the member vand extending through the cover, a spring connected between the spindle Aand cover and carried in the operating member for Vrotating the spindle, and a part carried bythe spindle to [extend into the ice lcontainer to releasably engage the ice container to'rotate with the spindle. 'l

8. A dispenser of the character described, including a main liquid container, a cover tory said container, an ice container mounted in the main container for rotation, and means for rotating the ice container from the exterior of the cover including a hollow operating member -at the exterior of they cover, a spindle connected with'the member and extending through the cover, a spring connected between the spindle and cover and carried in the operating member for rotating the spindle, and a par-t carried by the spindleA to releasably engage the ice container to rotate with the spindle.

9. A beverage dispenser of the character described including, a main liquid container, an ice container to be arranged in the liquid container, 'and a rubber mounting member supporting the ice container in the liquid container, there being radially extending ribs on the bottom oi' the mounting member.

l0. A beverage dispenser of the character described including, a main liquid container, an ice container to be arranged in the liquid container, and a rubber mounting member supporting the ice container in the liquid container, the mounting member having a part littingaround the lower portionof the ice container and having radially extending ribs on its lower side.

1l. A beverage dispenser of the character described, including a main liquid container, means for dispensing liquid from the Vmain liquid container, an ice container of po-lygonal cross-sectionall coniiguration, and a mounting member for rotatably supporting 6. A beverage dispenser of the characterV the ice container in the main container, the mounting member being formed of rubber. In witness that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto subscribed my name this 29th day of July 1927.

. I-IARTVIG P. SAUGMAN. 

